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Kshama Sawant

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Kshama Sawant

@cmkshama

Socialist who won nation's highest minimum wage • Running for Congress to end all military aid to Israel • Help us defeat AIPAC-bankrolled Democrat Adam Smith

Seattle

Joined January 2014

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Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jul 2
BREAKING NEWS! My antiwar socialist campaign for Congress is proud to be endorsed by The Stranger newspaper! The Stranger newspaper was described by The New York Times last December as "a progressive kingmaker." It has a readership of an estimated 400,000 people and is the most
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Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Nov 19, 2020
After months of declaring that Black Lives Matter, every single Democratic City Councilmember voted against the Peoples Budget & my office's proposal to develop legislation to establish an elected community oversight board with full powers over police, including hiring & firing.
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jun 3, 2020
I just announced that I'll bring legislation banning police use of chemical weapons (including teargas, mace, pepper spray), rubber bullets/bean bags, water cannons, sonic/ultra-sonic weapons, and banning purchase of weapons, along with their use. We'll need a movement to win.
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jun 16, 2020
Breaking News: Seattle City Council unanimously passed our movement's & my socialist Council office's legislation banning Seattle police from using or purchasing teargas, blast balls, rubber bullets, other weapons! HUGE congrats to our movement for this! #BlackLivesMatter
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jul 7, 2020
Our Tax Amazon movement has made history! Seattle City Council just voted to pass an Amazon Tax on the largest corporations to fund affordable housing & jobs, to begin to end racist gentrification. This is entirely because of the thousands of working people, unions, socialists!
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jan 7, 2023
It's deeply unfortunate it was the right wing who've shown how to fight for something in Congress. The Squad, also the Progressive Caucus headed by Jayapal, have utterly failed - refused - to use their leverage to stand up to Dem establishment & win ANY gains for working people.
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Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Dec 2, 2022
All but 1 of “Squad” crossed the picket line, voting w/ Dem-Rep majority to break rail workers’ strike. A socialist can't be a strike breaker. This should result in expulsion from DSA. Failing that, the Squad’s betrayal of workers becomes DSA’s betrayal.
Rail Workers Betrayed By Biden & The “Squad"
From socialistalternative.org
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Feb 7, 2025
My husband & I are in Seattle Indian consulate They granted him emergency visa for my mother being very sick. But rejected mine, literally saying my name is on a "reject list." And refusing to give explanation why. We're refusing to leave. They're threatening to call the
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Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jun 8, 2020
Just got maced and gassed with hundreds others by Seattle police on 11th & Pine. With no provocation. All the movement was demanding was: Let us march! Shameful violence under Mayor Durkan. And the 30-day tear gas pause is totally meaningless. Durkan Must Go. #DefundPolice
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jun 14, 2020
What Minneapolis City Council actually did in relation to police: Pass a resolution to create a yearlong study, AKA, spend a year pretending they’re doing something & hope the movement dies down in the meantime. This same Council voted to increase the police budget 6 months ago.
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Jul 5, 2020
Absolutely gut-wrenching passing away of Summer Taylor, who was run over by the driver of a car that ploughed into a Black Lives Matter protest march. Deepest condolences and solidarity to their family, friends, and fellow activists.
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Mar 31, 2020
Over 3 million Americans have lost their jobs. We're heading into a deep recession. Jeff Bezos is $5.5 billion richer today, while exploiting delivery, grocery, and warehouse workers. Tomorrow, I'll be announcing an accelerated Tax Amazon bill to fund citywide #COVID19 relief.
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Nov 19, 2020
Replying to @cmkshama
In city after city, Democrats have betrayed promises made during the height of #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd. Demonstrating yet again that our movements, and movement leadership, need to be independent of the political establishment. And that we need a new party for the working class.
Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
Feb 27, 2021
Biden & Democrats had no issue bypassing Congressional oversight to attack Syria. But they apparently couldn't overrule the non-binding opinion of the Senate parliamentarian for a $15/hour minimum wage. Democrats use rules & "decorum" to justify selling out working people.